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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Christian McCaffrey scored on a go-ahead 2-yard run in the fourth quarter and San Francisco’s defense did the rest, sending the 49ers to their second straight NFC title game with a 19-12 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.

Every athlete dreams about that one day when everything goes right and everything is perfect.

MCGUFFEY — Olivia Stolly, who had 21 points, became Lima Central Catholic’s second all-time girls scoring leader, passing Jill Downing’s total of 1,208, in the Thunderbirds’ 48-33 victory Saturday against Upper Scioto Valley. Stolly now has 1,211 for her career. Stolly’s sister Madison is the all-time girls scoring leader with 1,828. Bridget Mulcahy scored 14 for Lima Central Catholic (7-11). Kennedy Hall had 13 points and and Nevah Lowery scored nine for USV.

Lima Senior and Shawnee both pushed the ball up and down the court all night, which produced a boys basketball game that was both entertaining and close all the way before Lima Senior pulled away in the final minute and a half for a 69-65 win on Saturday night at Senior High.

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CELINA — Longtime Wapakoneta head wrestling coach Jason Rostorfer has always preached to his athletes the importance of finishing on top.

DELPHOS — A heavy dose of defense along with a little depth, determination and Dylan Smith helped Spencerville get past Delphos St. John’s, 57-45, in a non league matinee affair Saturday.

ST. MARYS — Boasting a starting lineup of three players over 6-foot-6, St. Marys is known for its inside game. But against Shawnee, the Roughriders showed they can also hit from the outside as early precision perimeter shooting helped them to a 78-55 win over the Indians in a Western Buckeye League contest Friday night.

COLUMBUS GROVE — Veteran Spencerville boys head basketball coach Kevin Sensabaugh did not like the pace his team was playing in the first half of Friday’s key Northwest Conference matchup against Columbus Grove.